
2019 No. 6
Exiting The European Union
Criminal Law
Licenses And Licensing
The Licensing (Amendment) (EU Exit) (Scotland) Regulations 2019
Made 15th January 2019
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 17th January 2019
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraphs 1(1) and (3) of schedule 2, and paragraph 21(b) of schedule 7, of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018  and all other powers enabling them to do so.
PART 1 Preliminary
Citation and commencement
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Licensing (Amendment) (EU Exit) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 and come into force on exit day.
PART 2 Amendment of primary legislation
Amendment of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
2 

(1) Schedule 2 (control of sex shops) of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982  is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 9(3), in both sub-paragraphs (e) and (f), for  “a member state of the European Union” substitute “
                  the United Kingdom
                ”.
Amendment of the Crossbows Act 1987
3 

(1) The Crossbows Act 1987  is amended as follows.
(2) In section 1A (defences), in subsection (3), after paragraph (a) insert—“
(aa) a UK driving licence,”.
Amendment of the Criminal Justice Act 1988
4 

(1) The Criminal Justice Act 1988  is amended as follows.
(2) In section 141A (sale of knives and certain articles with blade or point to persons under eighteen), in subsection (4B), after paragraph (a) insert—“
(aa) a UK driving licence,”.
Amendment of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005
5 

(1) The Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005  is amended as follows.
(2) In section 102 (sale of alcohol to a child or young person), in subsection (4), after paragraph (a) insert—“
(aa) a UK driving licence,”.
(3) In section 108 (delivery of alcohol by or to a child or young person), in subsection (7), after paragraph (a) insert—“
(aa) a UK driving licence,”.
PART 3 Amendment of subordinate legislation
Amendment of the Sale of Alcohol to Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Regulations 2007
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(1) The Sale of Alcohol to Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Regulations 2007  are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(2)(c), omit  “(other than the United Kingdom)”.
PART 4 Saving provision
Saving provision
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The amendments made by regulation 2 do not apply in respect of an application for the grant or renewal of a licence under paragraph 6 of schedule 2 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 received by the local authority before  IP completion day.
ASH DENHAM

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew's House,

Edinburgh
